UiTM terminates employment of lecturer accused of sexual harrassment


SHAH ALAM: Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) has terminated the service of a lecturer who was accused of sexually harassing a former student, effective immediately.

In a statement on Thursday (Sept 29), UiTM said it took seriously the allegations of sexual harassment against the lecturer and had conducted an investigation following the guidelines and legal process contained in the Statutory Bodies (Discipline and Surcharge) Act 2000 [Act 605].

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